SafeBreach Recognized by CRN Magazine as a 2017 Emerging Vendor

SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwired - Jul 24, 2017) - SafeBreach, the leading provider of Breach and Attack Simulation, has been named by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, as a 2017 Emerging Vendor in the Security category. This list recognizes recently founded, up-and-coming technology suppliers that are shaping the future of the IT channel through unique technological innovations. In addition to celebrating these standout companies, the Emerging Vendors list serves as a valuable resource for solution providers looking to expand their portfolios with cutting-edge technology. This year, for the first time, the list is divided into seven categories: Cloud, Data Center, Security, Big Data, Networking/VoIP, Internet of Things and Storage.

The SafeBreach platform executes the Hacker's Playbook™ of more than 3000 actual breach methods to safely simulate thousands of proven attacks and breach methods automatically, continuously, and at scale. Security operations center (SOC) teams gain the adversary's perspective to understand the impact of a threat, uncover areas where attacks will break through defenses, and react quickly to address gaps.

"This impressive group of technology supplier startups is already disrupting the status quo, aggressively creating and innovating to meet the ever-changing demands of the IT market," said Robert Faletra, CEO of The Channel Company. "CRN's 2017 Emerging Vendors represent the next generation of IT change agents, producing a wide range of leading-edge products that solution providers should keep an eye on in the coming year and beyond."

"We are thrilled to be recognized by CRN as an emerging vendor in security. CRN's highly respected and broad view of the dynamic technology marketplace makes this distinction gratifying and further confirmation of what our customers and partners are telling us," said Guy Bejerano, CEO and co-founder of SafeBreach. "Arming today's enterprise with a platform that measures risk and challenges security assumptions from the hacker's perspective is an approach that we believe is essential to protecting data and systems from a highly skilled and motivated adversary."

AboutSafeBreach:SafeBreach is a pioneer in the emerging category of breach and attack simulation. The company's ground-breaking platform provides a "hacker's view" of an enterprise's security posture to proactively predict attacks, validate security controls and improve SOC analyst response. SafeBreach automatically executes thousands of breach methods from an extensive and growing Hacker's Playbook™ of research and real-world investigative data. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company is funded by Sequoia Capital, Deutsche Telekom Capital, Hewlett Packard Pathfinder and investor Shlomo Kramer. For more information, visit www.safebreach.com or follow on Twitter @SafeBreach.

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